Albums Ranking – CSPC – Overall sales

This list is about the most successful albums of all time (understand “which have generated the most sales”). The figures are given in EAS (equivalent album sales).

Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. Sales figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles while streams are updated daily. Albums from unstudied artists which gained significant streams are listed but miss the sales component.

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In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.

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#	Cover	Album	Sales*				Streams		Total CSPC
			Studio Albums	Other LPs	Physical Singles	Digital Singles	EAS	Daily Increase
1		Adele 21	30,380,000 (06/21/22)	2,851,000	33,000 (110,000)	8,865,000 (59,100,000)	6,872,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 4,450 LD: 3,360	49,001,000
2		Michael Bublé Christmas	11,600,000 (03/02/22)	1,384,000	0 (0)	645,000 (4,300,000)	3,124,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 50 LD: 60	16,753,000
3		One Direction Up All Night	6,250,000 (05/14/17)	2,745,000	17,000 (57,000)	2,280,000 (15,200,000)	2,847,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 1,110 LD: 1,690	14,139,000
4		Lady Gaga Born This Way	6,725,000 (12/22/20)	468,000	87,000 (290,000)	4,224,000 (28,160,000)	1,658,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 960 LD: 1,260	13,162,000
5		Ed Sheeran + (Plus)	5,455,000 (10/29/21)	629,000	19,000 (63,000)	2,411,000 (16,080,000)	3,813,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 1,040 LD: 920	12,327,000
6		Coldplay Mylo Xyloto	6,315,000 (06/07/21)	405,000	16,000 (45,000)	2,561,000 (17,070,000)	2,322,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 1,010 LD: 1,070	11,618,000
7		Rihanna Talk That Talk	3,865,000 (06/02/21)	72,000	23,000 (75,000)	4,016,000 (26,770,000)	2,711,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 1,280 LD: 1,430	10,687,000
8		Drake Take Care	3,345,000 (07/02/21)	0	1,000 (1,000)	3,071,000 (20,470,000)	4,030,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 1,540 LD: 1,680	10,446,000
9		Beyoncé 4	3,130,000 (05/02/18)	297,000	3,000 (10,000)	3,018,000 (20,120,000)	2,868,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 940 LD: 1,110	9,316,000
10		Kelly Clarkson Stronger	1,830,000 (05/23/18)	373,000	12,000 (40,000)	2,574,000 (17,160,000)	870,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 340 LD: 410	5,659,000
11		Justin Bieber Under The Mistletoe	2,755,000 (04/27/22)	0	14,000 (40,000)	711,000 (4,740,000)	1,345,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 70 LD: 70	4,825,000
12		Britney Spears Femme Fatale	1,680,000 (04/28/19)	116,000	0 (0)	2,139,000 (14,260,000)	838,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 360 LD: 420	4,773,000
13		Jennifer Lopez Love?	1,180,000 (06/24/18)	189,000	18,000 (60,000)	1,848,000 (12,320,000)	1,422,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 660 LD: 140	4,657,000
14		Avril Lavigne Goodbye Lullaby	1,650,000 (02/10/18)	0	18,000 (60,000)	1,590,000 (10,600,000)	1,014,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 420 LD: 510	4,272,000
15		David Guetta Nothing but the Beat (Ultimate Edition)	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	4,047,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	4,047,000
16		Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures	3,300,000 (07/19/19)	71,000	0 (0)	167,000 (1,110,000)	466,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 180 LD: 170	4,004,000
17		Foo Fighters Wasting Lights	2,525,000 (10/10/17)	200,000	3,000 (10,000)	435,000 (2,900,000)	649,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 220 LD: 220	3,812,000
18		Selena Gomez & The Scene When the Sun Goes Down	1,190,000 (03/22/21)	83,000	3,000 (10,000)	1,074,000 (7,160,000)	1,230,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 960 LD: 870	3,580,000
19		Nickelback Here and Now	2,250,000 (06/28/17)	118,000	0 (0)	435,000 (2,900,000)	568,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 180 LD: 170	3,371,000
20		The Weeknd House Of Balloons	140,000 (09/26/20)	1,005,000	0 (0)	485,000 (3,230,000)	1,512,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 600 LD: 670	3,142,000
21		Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm with You	2,230,000 (03/29/18)	34,000	3,000 (10,000)	251,000 (1,670,000)	462,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 160 LD: 150	2,980,000
22		Demi Lovato Unbroken	770,000 (10/09/18)	0	1,000 (3,000)	884,000 (5,890,000)	877,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 310 LD: 270	2,532,000
23		Foster The People Torches X (Deluxe Edition)	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,448,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,448,000
24		Various Artists The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,364,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,364,000
25		JAY-Z Watch The Throne (Deluxe)	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,145,000 (06/25/22)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,145,000
*Pure sales figures updated on date below studio album sales. 'Av.' stands for Average, 'LD' for Last Day.